Physician - Neonatology

20010 Sanford Clinic; Fargo (ND); On-site; USD 280,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanford Health Fargo is seeking a BC/BE Neonatologist to join the region’s largest team of pediatric specialists. This role includes involvement in a 40+ bed Level III Regional NICU and 24/7 in-house coverage.

The ideal candidate has completed a Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine fellowship and board certification; responsibilities include care of high-risk newborns, participation in deliveries, and collaborative care across pediatrics and neonatal teams.

Qualifications

• MD/DO degree required with fellowship in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.
• Board certification in the relevant neonatal/pediatric subspecialty preferred.
• Experience in high-risk neonatal care and delivery room support is expected.

Responsibilities

• Provide history, exams, admission, evaluation and treatment for newborns with complex, life-threatening conditions.
• Assist at high-risk deliveries and post-resuscitative care of ill neonates.
• Collaborate with a large team of pediatric specialists and neonatal nurses to deliver comprehensive care.

Skills

Neonatology

Pediatrics

Critical care

Education

MD/DO

Fellowship in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Board certification (ABMS/AOA/RCPSC]

Job description

Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. We’re proud to offer many development and advancement opportunities to our nearly 50,000 members of the Sanford Family who are dedicated to the work of health and healing across our broad footprint. Visas Accepted N/A Specialty Neonatology Practice Details Sanford Children’s Hospital in Fargo, ND, is seeking a BC/BE Neonatologist to join the region’s largest team of board-certified, fellowship-trained pediatricians and pediatric specialists.

• The LARGEST (40+ bed) Level III Regional NICU in the state of North Dakota
• Team includes 6 neonatologists, 14 staff NNP/PA plus per diems
• 24/7 in-house coverage by NNP/PA
• Supported by AirMed transport services with helicopter and fixed wing covering the tri-state area
• Over 300 Pediatric and Neonatal transports annually
• Assist at the time of high-risk delivery and post-resuscitative care of the sick newborn
• Largest team of more than 65 board certified, fellowship-trained pediatricians and pediatric specialists in the region
• Sanford Medical Center houses an 8 bed PICU, with additional flex beds if needed. Floor shared with 24 bed pediatric unit, and 40-bed Level III NICU

Sanford Health Fargo serves a large catchment area of 1.2 million throughout ND, MN and parts of SD and MT.

Community Description

As a thriving city with a small-town feel, Fargo and the adjacent metro area is a diverse, family-oriented community. Surrounded by beautiful landscapes, Fargo balances quality of life and a low cost of living with a safe, picturesque environment. A variety of schools and universities, a vibrant business community and a robust downtown are just a few reasons why people love to call the Fargo area home.

Job Description

Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Core Privilege included in the ability to perform history and physical exams, admit (if applicable to setting), evaluate, diagnosis, and providing treatment or consultative service to newborns presenting with extremely complex and life-threatening problems such as severe prematurity, respiratory failure, shock, congenital abnormalities, hematologic, metabolic and neurologic derangements, and sepsis.

Qualifications

M.D. or D.O. degree. Experience can be demonstrated in one of the following ways and should be reflective of the privileges being requested: An applicant who has just completed a fellowship provides his/her fellowship log. OR An applicant who is not applying directly out of a fellowship shall provide a quality profile from the hospital(s) where he/she currently has privileges showing his/her clinical activity for the past 12 months, including numbers of procedures performed morbidity, mortality, infection rates, and other complications. The applicant must be able to demonstrate they have cared for 50 neonatal patients in the last 12 months. OR If a quality profile is not available from the hospital(s) where the applicant currently has privileges, documentation of the applicant’s clinical setting activity for the last 12 months is required. The applicant must be able to demonstrate they have cared for 50 neonatal patients in the last 12 months. More education and experience may be required the more advanced the practice becomes. Successful completion of a hospital affiliated Pediatric residency program and completion of a fellowship in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine accredited by the ACGME, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada. Training at residency and fellowship programs accredited by organizations other than the above, may be considered via the waiver of eligibility process as defined in the Credentialing Policy. Certification in the primary area of practice by the appropriate specialty/ subspecialty board of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, as applicable. Those applicants who are not board certified at the time of application but who have completed their fellowship training within the last five years shall be eligible, however must achieve board certification within five years from the date of completion of their fellowship training unless the appropriate governing Board waives such requirement. (Refer to each entity’s policy for grandfather exceptions).

Compensation

Sanford Health offers a nationally competitive compensation plan with an additional physician benefits package including a health, dental and vision insurance, 401K plan, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, CME allowance, allowed time away, malpractice insurance and tail coverage, and a relocation allowance.

Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet.

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-673-0854 or send an email to [e-mail].

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